The Face Magazine: Culture Shift

From February 20 to May 18, 2025, the National Portrait Gallery in London presents the exhibition "The Face Magazine: Culture Shift", a retrospective dedicated to the iconic British magazine The Face. Founded in 1980 by Nick Logan, The Face revolutionized the media landscape by blending fashion, music, and youth culture, becoming a key cultural reference throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

The exhibition brings together more than 200 photographs by over 80 renowned photographers, including Corinne Day, David Sims, and Elaine Constantine. These works, many of which have never been shown outside the pages of the magazine, highlight The Face’s significant influence on contemporary visual culture.

Among the standout images are portraits of figures such as Kate Moss, photographed by Corinne Day in March 1993, and Sade, captured by Jamie Morgan in April 1984. These photographs exemplify the boldness and innovation that defined the magazine.

Curated by Sabina Jaskot-Gill, Senior Curator of Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery, the exhibition also features contributions from Lee Swillingham, former Art Director of The Face, and Norbert Schoerner, a photographer whose work helped shape the magazine’s visual identity throughout the 1990s and 2000s.

The exhibition is open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with late openings on Fridays and Saturdays until 9:00 p.m. Tickets are priced at £23, or £25.50 with donation, and entry is free for gallery members.